CC Antya 8.1

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

CC Antya 8.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

taṁ vande kṛṣṇa-caitanyaṁ
rāmacandra-purī-bhayāt
laukikāhārataḥ svaṁ yo
bhikṣānnaṁ samakocayat

SYNONYMS

tam—to Him; vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; kṛṣṇa-caitanyam—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; rāmacandra-purī-bhayāt—due to fear of Rāmacandra Purī; laukika—ordinary; āhārataḥ—from eating; svam—His own; yaḥ—who; bhikṣā-annam—quantity of food; samakocayat—reduced.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who reduced His eating due to fear of the criticism of Rāmacandra Purī.